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PDB Situation Report | May 24th, 2025: U.S. Intel: Israeli Strike Incoming & Trump Reveals The Golden Dome
24 May 2025
In this episode of The President's Daily Brief: New U.S. intelligence indicates that Israel may be preparing to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities, sparking concern in Washington. Behnam Ben Taleblu from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies explains what this could mean for U.S. foreign policy and regional stability. Former President Donald Trump unveils bold new details of his “Golden Dome” missile defense initiative aimed at protecting the U.S. from missile and drone attacks. Brandon Weichert, author of Winning Space, joins us to break down the ambitious plan and what it could mean for America’s future in missile defense. To listen to the show ad-free, become a premium member of The President’s Daily Brief by visiting PDBPremium.com. Please remember to subscribe if you enjoyed this episode of The President's Daily Brief. YouTube: youtube.com/@presidentsdailybrief Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Welcome to the PDB Situation Report. I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage. All right, let's get briefed. We'll start today's show by taking a look at some intelligence recently obtained by the U.S. that suggests Israel is preparing to strike Iran's nuclear facilities, prompting, of course, urgent concern in Washington.
Benham Ben-Taliblu from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies joins us to break it down. Later in the show, President Trump has unveiled new details of his ambitious Golden Dome missile defense plan, have you heard about this, to shield the U.S. from foreign attacks. Brandon Weikert, author of Winning Space, joins us to walk through the details.
But first, today's Situation Report Spotlight. New intelligence suggests Israel may be preparing to strike Iran's nuclear facilities, despite ongoing US efforts to negotiate a new deal with the Iranian regime. Now, according to American officials, intercepted communications between Israeli leaders and recent military activity all point to a possible near-term attack.
CNN reports that Israel has moved munitions into position and wrapped up large-scale air exercises, both potential indicators of a preemptive strike. The news has raised concerns in Washington, of course, that such an operation could ignite a wider regional conflict. Joining us to discuss what this intelligence might signal is Benham Ben-Taliblu.
He's a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. And for inside baseball purposes, The Situation Report is a year old. In fact, it was a year old as of about a week ago. And Benham was one of our very first guests. So, we're very delighted to have him back on the Situation Report. Benham, thanks very much, man. It's an honor to be back with you. Thanks so much.
How did this intelligence get out there, right? I mean, so obviously somebody saw that within the White House, within the national security offices, we had intelligence saying that there's concern that the Israelis may be preparing to strike. Any insight into how that information got out?
Well, how the information may have gotten out from the White House to the press, you know, my Occam's razor approach or the simplest explanation is the most likely is this the same way that other information that the U.S. government sometimes more political, sometimes more policy, sometimes more classified or
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